CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Just like tourists and warm weather another popular beach fixture is coming back. Just off of the boardwalk at Carolina Beach they are bringing back the rides.

The temporary amusement park is setting up in time for the Memorial Day weekend with rides for kids, big or small.

There is something about the lights and mid-way feel in this beach town.

Pat Wise with Hildebrand is supervising the set up and will manage the rides this summer.

“We have three new rides that we brought in, a fun slide, a hurricane which is a teenage ride, a thrill ride and we have a little dino dinosaur ride for kids and we’re starting to kick off the season tomorrow.”

Hildebrand promises the same prices as last year and they will have more to offer.

With Thursday’s opening coming up fast, there is a lot of work to be done. As the sun sets on this beach town crews will be working well into the night.

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AP) – The Air Force has chosen its first female officer to take command of a fighter wing.

Officials say in a statement that Col. Jeannie Leavitt will take command of the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina in a ceremony scheduled for June 1.

Leavitt was the first U.S. woman to enter combat training as a fighter pilot and was the service’s first mission-qualified female fighter pilot. She was also the first female to graduate from the Air Force Weapons School and went on to become an instructor there. She has logged more than 2,500 hours in the F-15 Strike Eagle.

Leavitt takes over from Col. Patrick Doherty, who will handle Air Force assignments at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

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